Lac Cache Fishing near Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Cache. The setting is mixed forest. Roughly 28 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The nearest town is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, 11 km away. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 46 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cache

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Cache that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Cache the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a campsite 350 m from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Ford is 0.8 km off. Ask locally about Lac Cache if anything is unclear.